vocab with callahan
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 ambidexterous | (adj.) able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful; hypocritical |
| apprentice | works for an expert to learn a trade |
| craftsperson | skilled worker; artisan |
| dexterity | Skill |
| maladroid | "clumsy, tactless" |
| versatile | (used of persons) having many skills |
| destitute | poor enough to need help from others |
| economize | use cautiously and frugally |
| frugal | avoiding waste |
| impoverish | To make poor |
| indigence | a state of extreme poverty or destitution |
| avarice | extreme greed for material wealth |
| avaricious | immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth |
| covet | wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person) |
| financial | involving financial matters |
| fleece | shear the wool from |
| lavish | very generous |
| opulence | wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living |
| apprehensive | in fear or dread of possible evil or harm |
| intimidate | make timid or fearful |
| timid | people who are fearful and cautious |
| trepidation | a feeling of alarm or dread |
| audacious | disposed to venture or take risks |
| dauntless | invulnerable to fear or intimidation |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage |
| indomitable | impossible to subdue |
| plucky | showing courage in the face of danger |
| rash | a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences |
| commodious | large and roomy ('convenient' is archaic in this sense) |
| infinitesimal | infinitely or immeasurably small |
| inordinate | beyond normal limits |
| pittance | small amount |
| debilitate | make weak |
| decrepit | lacking physical strength or vitality |
| enervate | weaken mentally or morally |
| incapacitate | injure permanently |
| infirmity | the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) |
| cogent | powerfully persuasive |
| dynamic | expressing action rather than a state of being |
| impregnable | impossible to take by storm |
| tenacious | stubbornly unyielding |
| default | fail to pay up |
| inadvertent | without intention (especially resulting from heedless action) |
| neglect | leave undone or leave out |
| remiss | failing in what duty requires |
| sloven | a coarse obnoxious person |
| slovenly | negligent of neatness especially in dress and person |
| discreet | marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint |
| meticulous | marked by precise accordance with details |
| scrupulous | characterized by extreme care and great effort |
| scrutinize | examine |
| solicitude | a feeling of excessive concern |
| vigilance | the process of paying close and continuous attention |
| fusspot | thinks about unfortunate things that might happen |
| crackpot | a whimsically eccentric person |
| wary | marked by keen caution and watchful prudence |
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